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SONNY CLARK - LEAPIN' AND LOPIN' - BLUE NOTE BLP 4091 - ORIGINAL US MONO PROMO
-----ORIGINAL PRESSING MARKERS------ New York USA labels both sides- RVG machine-stamped in the dead wax both sides- Plastylite "ear" (P) stamped both sides- No deep groove- Handwritten BN-LP-4091 matrix etchings- PROMOTION NOT FOR SALE stamps plus a radio station stamp on the back cover - a genuine 1962 promo copy
-----THE MUSIC-----Sonny Clark's final Blue Note session as a leader, recorded 1961 withTommy Turrentine, Charlie Rouse, Butch Warren and Billy Higgins, plusIke Quebec's tenor feature on Deep in a Dream. Hard bop essential,anchored by the classic slow blues Voodoo.
-----CONDITION-----VINYL: VG (PLAY-GRADED). Graded from a complete high-resolution needledrop review of all six tracks, not just a visual once-over. Glossysurfaces with scattered light hairlines and a few longer thin scratchesvisible under strong light - none are feelable, all pass the fingernailtest. Plays with a quiet, low-crackle background. Light recurring ticksin portions of A1 (Somethin' Special) and B2 (Voodoo) - most noticeablein quieter passages of B2 - occasional isolated light ticks elsewhere,and one louder pop near the start of B3. No skips. A2, A3 and B1 playespecially clean. Labels are clean. Full-resolution audio samples ofany track available on request - buy with your ears.
JACKET: VG+. Glossy laminated front slick with strong color. Promostamp and radio station stamp on the back panel (see photos). Smallchip with exposed board at the opening edge. Spine is clean and fullyreadable.
Record has been removed from the jacket for safe storage. Additionalphotos available on request.
-----SHIPPING-----Record removed from the jacket before packing to prevent seam damage.Shipped in an audiophile-grade inner sleeve plus the existing outersleeve, packed in a Whiplash heavyweight LP mailer. Insured to the fullsale price. US only. Additional photos on request.
